St Andrews Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.82° E

St Andrews Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's St Andrews Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

St Andrews Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at St Andrews Beach today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for St Andrews Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

Table - waves today at St Andrews Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
663
522
671
1203
1235
1359
1155
915
742
1882
1697
1367
1210
1101
1074
966
928
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM1.45m
5:30AM1.40m
5:00PM1.44m
6:24AM1.38m
5:40PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.23m
11:12AM0.63m
11:43PM0.21m
11:58AM0.72m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
10
10
9
10
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
5
7
7
5
7
5
7
12
9
10
9
7
5
3
5
5
7
8
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